reason
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. la raison
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
Give me a reason to stay.Donne-moi une raison de rester.
b. la cause
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
What is the reason for the students' low test scores?Quelle est la cause des mauvaises notes des élèves à l’interrogation ?
a. la raison
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
You'll need to use reason to solve this math problem.Vous allez devoir faire appel à la raison pour résoudre ce problème de maths.
a. la raison
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
No matter how hard we tried, Stella refused to see reason.Malgré tous nos efforts, Stella refusait d’entendre raison.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. raisonner
When Janice faces a dilemma, she prefers to reason calmly.Quand Janice fait face à un dilemme, elle préfère raisonner calmement.
a. raisonner
Paul says he's going to move out, but his sister is going to try to reason with him.Paul dit qu’il va déménager, mais sa sœur va essayer de le raisonner.
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